Category Workshop Tips

How I choose a compact router for real garage woodworking, what actually matters in a palm router, and where the cheap ones cost you time.

A one-person garage take on the best table saw for ripping plywood, from fence accuracy and table depth to the support setup that finally straightened out my cuts.

What I look for in a table saw for furniture making when the shop is also the garage: fence repeatability, a flat top, arbor length, and the upgrades that matter more than horsepower.

A garage woodworker's honest guide to choosing a compact table saw for small spaces, including the trade-offs nobody mentions in the sales copy.

A garage woodworker's honest guide to choosing a table saw for DIY projects, including the trade-offs nobody mentions until after you buy.

I've squeezed the wrong saw and then the right one into a one-car garage, and here's what actually matters when choosing between jobsite, hybrid and cabinet saws.

A first-person tour of my small garage woodworking shop, covering the tools I use weekly, the ones that gather dust, and the workarounds that keep a one-car bay functional.

I cracked my first tabletop by bolting it down flat, and here is everything about wood movement I wish I had understood before I glued it up.

After years in a two-car garage shop, these are the hand tools I actually reach for, the ones I regret buying, and why sharpening matters more than the next plane.

A first-person look at the beginner woodworking mistakes I made in my first year of garage woodworking, and the cheaper habits I use instead now.